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ANDERSON, S.C. - Josh Hickman, Erick Sanderson and Paul Como
combined for 10 hits and seven RBI, as the Anderson baseball team
wrapped up its final home South Atlantic Conference series by
splitting a doubleheader with Brevard, winning the opener 7-5 and
falling 10-6 in the nightcap Saturday afternoon at Anderson
Memorial Stadium.
Anderson moved to 14-30 overall and 7-17 in the conference,
while Brevard moved to 14-29 overall and 9-15 in the league.
Game #1
Anderson 7, Brevard 5
Sanderson was 3-for-4 at the plate in the opener and drove in
three runs, while scoring once. Sophomore shortstop Brett Cash
added a first-inning double.
Sanderson (2-4) earned the win by tossing seven complete innings
and surrendering five earned runs. The right-hander struck out six
and did not walk a batter. Sophomore Landon Beck garnered his
seventh save of the season by retiring the Tornados in order in the
top of the ninth, with two strikeouts.
The Trojans jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one inning, as Cash
led off the bottom of the frame with a double to right-center and
Josh Hickman followed with a walk. Steven Cooper moved both runners
up with a sacrifice bunt and Sanderson's single to left brought
them across the plate. Nathan Galliford added a single and Paul
Como's double to left-center plated Sanderson. Freshman Chris Ayers
brought Galliford home when he bounced out to the right side of the
infield.
Anderson added a run in the second frame, when catcher Ben
Pendleton drew a lead-off walk, stole second and crossed the plate
on Cooper's single up the middle to push the lead to 5-0. The
Trojans made it 6-0 in the fourth with Hickman scoring on
Sanderson's two-out single.
But Brevard trimmed the Trojan lead to one with five runs in the
fifth by batting around and capitalizing on four consecutive
singles to start the inning.
AU set the final score with another solo run in the bottom of
the fifth frame, as Ayers recorded a one-out single and scored on
Pendleton's sacrifice fly to center.
Game #2
Brevard 10, Anderson 6
Hickman was a perfect 3-for-3 in the nightcap, while recording
an RBI and scoring once. Como added a two-run homer in the fifth
inning and Galliford walked twice and scored twice.
Thomas Goodman (3-4) suffered the loss while surrendering seven
runs (five earned) in five innings of work. He struck out one and
walked one. Bennett Hixon (2-2) picked up the win for the Tornados
by tossing 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Junior Dustin
Haithcox garnered his first save of the season by going three
innings and giving up one run.
The Tornados took a quick 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the
top of the first, but Anderson answered with a pair of runs in the
bottom of the frame, with Cash leading off with a triple. He scored
on Hickman's infield single and Galliford drew a bases-loaded walk
to bring Hickman across the plate.
But Brevard erupted for six runs in the fourth by taking
advantage of three singles and a pair of doubles to claim a 7-2
lead.
AU countered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth as Shawn
Delmontagne led off with his second home run of the season and Como
followed a Galliford walk with his fourth homer of the campaign to
trim the Tornado lead to 7-5.
But it was as close as the Trojans would get, as Brevard
answered with three runs in the top of the sixth. Galliford scored
AU's final run of the contest in the bottom of the seventh.
Anderson squares off against nationally-ranked Lander for the
second time in a week on Tuesday at the Greenville Drive's Fluor
Field. First-pitch is slated for 7 p.m. The Bearcats held off AU,
7-5, last Tuesday in Greenwood.